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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

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Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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161 bills referred in the 115th Congress

2,070 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 118th at 403. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 115th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 115th Congress 25

Everyone who held a seat in the 115th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-KS	Pat Roberts	Chair
D-MI	Debbie Stabenow	Ranking Member
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar
D-MD	Chris Van HollenLeft Jan 9, 2018
R-IA	Chuck Grassley
R-MS	Cindy Hyde-SmithJoined Apr 10, 2018
R-GA	David Perdue
R-NE	Deb FischerJoined Jan 9, 2018
D-ND	Heidi Heitkamp
R-AL	Jeff SessionsLeft Feb 8, 2017
D-IN	Joe Donnelly
R-AR	John Boozman
R-ND	John Hoeven
R-SD	John Thune
R-IA	Joni Ernst
D-NY	Kirsten E. Gillibrand
R-AL	Luther StrangeJoined Feb 9, 2017 · Left Dec 21, 2017
D-CO	Michael F. Bennet
R-KY	Mitch McConnell
D-VT	Patrick J. Leahy
D-PA	Robert P. Casey Jr. JR.
D-OH	Sherrod Brown
R-MT	Steve Daines
R-MS	Thad CochranLeft Mar 23, 2018
D-MN	Tina SmithJoined Jan 9, 2018

Subcommittees, 115th Congress 10

Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 115th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 5636	Flatside Wilderness Enhancement Act	Discharged From	Dec 22, 2018
HR 5923	Walnut Grove Land Exchange Act	Discharged From	Dec 20, 2018
S 3780	KITTEN Act of 2018	Referred To	Dec 19, 2018
S 3764	Prohibit Chlorpyrifos Poisoning Students Act of 2018	Referred To	Dec 18, 2018
S 3732	Protection of Source Code Act	Referred To	Dec 10, 2018
S 3716	REDUCE Government Waste Act	Referred To	Dec 6, 2018
S 3681	Animal Disease and Disaster Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Act of 2018	Referred To	Nov 29, 2018
S 3644	Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae Study Act	Referred To	Nov 15, 2018

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 115th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 115-695	Nominations of Mindy Brashears, Naomi C. Earp, and Scott Hutchins193 pages 3 witnesses Brashears, Mindy, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety Earp, C. Naomi, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights Hutchins, Scott, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics	Nov 28, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-694	Perspectives on U.S. Agricultural Trade79 pages 3 witnesses Doud, Hon. Gregg, Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, Washington, D.C McKinney, Hon. Ted, Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C Johansson, Robert, PH.D., Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C	Sep 13, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-693	ERRATA- Hearing On Pending Nominations2 pages	Jul 24, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-693	Hearing on Pending Nominations143 pagesOn S. 2155 2 witnesses Berkovitz, M. Dan, Nominee to be Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Hubbard, E. James, Nominee to be Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Jul 24, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-692	The State of Rural America89 pages 1 witness Perdue, Hon. Sonny, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C	Apr 24, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-691	State of the CFTC: Examining Pending Rules, Cryptocurrency Regulation, and Cross-Border Agreements85 pages 1 witness Giancarlo, Hon. J. Christopher, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Washington, D.C	Feb 15, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-603	Safeguarding American Agriculture in a Globalized World166 pages 4 witnesses Lieberman, Hon. Joseph I., Co-Chair, Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense, Washington, DC Myers, Gen. Richard B., President, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas Hammerschmidt, Raymond, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan Meckes, R.D., D.V.M., State Veterinarian, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Raleigh, North Carolina	Dec 13, 2017
S. Hrg. 115-602	Nomination Hearing: Glen Smith, to Be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Union, and Stephen Alexander Vaden, to Be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture136 pages 2 witnesses Smith, Glen R., of Iowa, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Association Vaden, Stephen Alexander, of Tennessee, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture	Nov 9, 2017

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 115th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2274	Scott Hutchins, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics, vice Catherine E. Woteki.Department of Agriculture	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Jul 18, 2018
PN1941	Mindy Brashears, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety, vice Elisabeth Ann Hagen, resigned.Department of Agriculture	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	May 10, 2018
PN1859	James E. Hubbard, of Colorado, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment, vice Robert Bonnie, resigned.Department of Agriculture	Confirmed Aug 28, 2018Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Apr 24, 2018
PN1858	Dan Michael Berkovitz, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2023, vice Sharon Y. Bowen, resigned.Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Confirmed Aug 28, 2018Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Apr 24, 2018
PN1635	Naomi C. Earp, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, vice Joe Leonard, Jr.Department of Agriculture	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Feb 15, 2018
PN1019	Glen R. Smith, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring May 21, 2022, vice Kenneth Albert Spearman, term expired.Farm Credit Administration	Confirmed Dec 5, 2017Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 14, 2017
PN889	Stephen Alexander Vaden, of Tennessee, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture, vice Jeffrey Michael Prieto.Department of Agriculture	Confirmed Nov 27, 2018Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 46. Record Vote Number: 246.	Sep 5, 2017
PN888	William Northey, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, vice Michael T. Scuse.Department of Agriculture	Confirmed Feb 27, 2018Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 5, 2017

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-7555	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Tolfenpyrad; Pesticide Tolerances" (FRL No. 9987-34-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 19, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 20, 2018
EC-7539	A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Decreased Assessment Rate for Processed Pears" (AMS-SC-18-0049) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 19, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 19, 2018
EC-7446	A communication from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Branding Requirements for Bovines Imported Into the United States from Mexico" (RIN0579-AE38) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 17, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 18, 2018
EC-7445	A communication from the Acting Chief of the Planning and Regulatory Affairs Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Child Nutrition Programs; Flexibilities for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Requirements" (RIN0584-AE53) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 17, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 18, 2018
EC-7425	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "6-Benzyladenine; Tolerances for Residues" (FRL No. 9986-73) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 13, 2018
EC-7415	A communication from the Regulations Team Lead, Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Rural Development Environmental Regulation for Rural Infrastructure Projects" (RIN0572-AC44) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 5, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 12, 2018
EC-7396	A communication from the Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Increased Assessment Rate for Fresh Pears" (AMS-SC-18-0048) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 5, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 11, 2018
EC-7395	A communication from the Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Margin and Capital Requirements for Covered Swap Entities" (RIN3052-AD28) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 6, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Executive communication	Dec 11, 2018

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 115th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 115-36	Legislative Calendar	PDF · Text

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Nominations	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	23	366	19	2	0	36	23	25	231	1
118th2023–2024	23	403	1	1	0	15	24	7	339	2
117th2021–2022	22	158	4	1	0	34	31	22	251	2
116th2019–2020	21	132	4	1	1	12	16	10	362	1
115th2017–2018	25	161	4	4	0	—	23	19	380	1
114th2015–2016	20	79	7	2	2	—	18	6	482	1
113th2013–2014	22	77	4	0	1	—	17	13	484	1
112th2011–2012	21	84	3	3	1	—	23	6	542	0
111th2009–2010	21	117	6	4	1	—	29	39	408	0
110th2007–2008	21	156	2	1	1	—	33	7	313	0
109th2005–2006	20	102	2	2	1	—	49	26	599	0
108th2003–2004	21	106	3	8	2	—	17	11	617	0
107th2001–2002	21	129	4	2	1	—	42	41	640	0

Membership changes 8

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 115th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Apr 10, 2018	Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS	Joined	S.Res. 456
Mar 23, 2018	Thad Cochran R-MS	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jan 9, 2018	Chris Van Hollen D-MD	Left the committee	S.Res. 370
Jan 9, 2018	Tina Smith D-MN	Joined	S.Res. 370
Jan 9, 2018	Deb Fischer R-NE	Joined	S.Res. 369
Dec 21, 2017	Luther Strange R-AL	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Feb 9, 2017	Luther Strange R-AL	Joined	S.Res. 57
Feb 8, 2017	Jeff Sessions R-AL	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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